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GM Adds Third Shift, 500 Jobs at Lansing Grand River Assembly

GM Adds Third Shift, 500 Jobs at Lansing Grand River Assembly

General Motors has announced its intentions to add a third shift and an additional 500 hourly and salaried jobs at its Lansing Grand River Assembly plant. The additional shift and positions will accommodate demand for the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro, and in the process boost the plant’s workforce to 2,300 employees in total. “This is the […]

 Whitney Russell

Michigan Drivers Are Some of the Safest in the Nation

Michigan Drivers Are Some of the Safest in the Nation

Each year, QuoteWizard releases a list of which places in the U.S. have the safest drivers, based on insurance data. This year, the safest drivers are in Michigan. Safe Travels: Learn more about Chevy OnStar technology Michigan consistently scores high on driver safety For 2020, the following five cities have the safest drivers in Michigan: […]

 Kyle Johnson

GM Adding 1,200 Jobs in Lansing to Bolster Production

GM Adding 1,200 Jobs in Lansing to Bolster Production

General Motors will add 1,200 new jobs total to its manufacturing operations in Lansing, Michigan, to support the production of two popular midsize SUVs and two new Cadillac sedans. The Lansing Grand River Assembly plant will add 400 employees to fill out a second shift in General Assembly, which will allow the facility to support […]

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$175 Million Investment Will Help Cadillac’s Lansing Plant Build 2 New Vehicles

$175 Million Investment Will Help Cadillac’s Lansing Plant Build 2 New Vehicles

Cadillac currently builds the CTS and ATS sedans at its Lansing Grand River plant, but the facility is about to get a $175 million makeover that will allow it to assemble a pair of not-yet-announced vehicles. Those two new vehicles are expected to hit showrooms by 2021. “Cadillac is on the cusp of rolling out […]

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An Open Letter to the Crazy Drivers of Michigan

An Open Letter to the Crazy Drivers of Michigan

Hey neighbors, I think that we need to talk. It’s about what my family has started calling the “Michigan Dive.” According to my dad, who coined the term after driving buses to Detroit and Ann Arbor and back, this, in its purest form, happens when you are coming up on an exit pretty shortly on […]

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GM Lansing Stamping Facility Loses Camaros, Gains New Presses

GM Lansing Stamping Facility Loses Camaros, Gains New Presses

The first production models of the all-new sixth-generation 2016 Chevy Camaro just rolled off the assembly line and have been shipped to dealers. And just as the Camaros left, the Lansing plant received a shipment of… stamping presses. Today GM announced that it had received the first load of massive stamping presses for the Lansing […]

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GM Starts Training in Lansing for Camaro Launch

GM Starts Training in Lansing for Camaro Launch

If you haven’t noticed, we’re very excited about the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro at The News Wheel. We’re getting closer and closer to the redesigned muscle car arriving in dealerships this fall, and General Motors is putting the pedal to the metal in its preparation for the launch. It was announced earlier this year that the […]

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GM Invests $175 Million into Lansing Plant to Prep for Camaro

GM Invests $175 Million into Lansing Plant to Prep for Camaro

GM’s Lansing Grand River plant currently produces the Cadillac ATS and the Cadillac CTS, but it will soon play host to the recently unveiled 2016 Chevy Camaro as well. As the automaker prepares for the muscle car’s arrival, it is investing a whopping $175 million into the plant to make sure it is ready. Currently, […]

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New Lansing Stamping Plant Gets $174M Investment

New Lansing Stamping Plant Gets $174M Investment

GM also announces Brazilian Investment

General Motors recently announced a $174 million investment in its all-new Lansing Stamping Plant, a part of the Lansing Grand River Assembly Plant. The investment should create or retain about 145 jobs, with the plant ready for work as soon as 2016. GM says that the plant will save approximately $14 million each year in […]

 Amanda Drago

Cadillac CT4 Gains Onyx Package and More Features for 2022

Cadillac CT4 Gains Onyx Package and More Features for 2022

The Cadillac CT4 is receiving minor changes for the 2022 model year — one of the most notable of which is the addition of the new Onyx Package. Take a look at all the updates you can expect for this luxury sedan. A New Model With Super Cruise: The Bolt EUV is the first Chevy […]

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2020 Cadillac CT5 Arriving at Dealerships After Delay

2020 Cadillac CT5 Arriving at Dealerships After Delay

The 2020 Cadillac CT5 was first unveiled this spring, and the sporty sedan was slated to show up at U.S. dealerships in the fall. That didn’t happen, but the CT5 is now on track to roll into showrooms en masse over the first few months of the new year. As Cadillac Society reports, the CT5’s […]

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Closer Look: 2020 Cadillac CT5 at the New York Auto Show

Closer Look: 2020 Cadillac CT5 at the New York Auto Show

Cadillac sets it ambitions high with the reveal of the 2020 Cadillac CT5 at the New York Auto Show. The CT5 is a replacement for the CTS with the capability to take on higher class luxury sedans. This list includes the Mercedes C-Class, Alfa Romeo Giulia, Audi A4, and BMW 3 Series. See How: You […]

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[PHOTOS] Cadillac Shows Off New 2020 CT5 Sedan

[PHOTOS] Cadillac Shows Off New 2020 CT5 Sedan

The 2020 Cadillac CT5 will debut at the New York International Auto Show in April. In anticipation of this, Cadillac has released early photos and unique video of its new performance sedan. Photos from Cadillac indicate that the CT5 will mix sedan and fastback design elements.  It will carry a standard 2.0-liter four-cylinder turbo engine […]

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Where Will GM Continue to Build Passenger Cars in the U.S.?

Where Will GM Continue to Build Passenger Cars in the U.S.?

Following the closure of five GM facilities in the U.S. and Canada, the number of domestic GM locations that build sedans is on the decline

General Motors recently announced that it would be shutting down five of its North American facilities within the next year. That list of locations includes the Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly plant, the Lordstown Assembly factory, and the Oshawa plant out in Canada. Each of these plants specialized in producing many of GM’s sedans and passenger cars, demonstrating […]

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Chevy Camaro is Brazil’s Top-Selling Sports Car

Chevy Camaro is Brazil’s Top-Selling Sports Car

According to GM, the Chevrolet Camaro is currently the best-selling sports car in Brazil. The automaker has sold more than 6,000 Camaro units since 2010. It’s yet another achievement the brand can add to its belt as it rides out the final stretch of a successful year, while anticipating its electric goals for the new […]

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Cadillac ATS Set to Drop Its Sedan Body Style for the 2019 Model Year

Cadillac ATS Set to Drop Its Sedan Body Style for the 2019 Model Year

The removal of the Cadillac ATS Sedan model will leave only the ATS Coupe remaining for Cadillac's upcoming 2019 lineup

Earlier this year, Cadillac announced that it would be phasing out its XTS, CTS, and ATS vehicles by 2020, replacing them with a pair of brand-new sedans. For fans of the ATS Sedan, it would seem that the time left to purchase the vehicle is even more limited than originally believed. The Cadillac ATS will reportedly […]

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The Chevy Camaro Celebrates its 50th at Woodward Dream Cruise [VIDEO]

The Chevy Camaro Celebrates its 50th at Woodward Dream Cruise [VIDEO]

Detroit hosted the 2016 Woodward Dream Cruise this past weekend, with the annual event once again attracting the cool cars and hot weather people have come to expect. This year, though, there were even more Camaros than usual, since Chevrolet was celebrating the classic muscle car’s 50th anniversary. Reportedly, over 200 Camaros showed up for the […]

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Chevrolet Celebrating Camaro 50th Anniversary at Woodward Dream Cruise

Chevrolet Celebrating Camaro 50th Anniversary at Woodward Dream Cruise

Fifty years ago today, GM publicly revealed the Camaro name, with some Chevrolet managers defining the word as “a small, vicious animal that eats Mustangs.” To commemorate five decades of Mustang-munching, Chevy today announced plans to celebrate the Camaro’s 50th anniversary this summer during the Woodward Dream Cruise. The commemorative activities will include tours of […]